User talk:David Trochos

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Hello, David Trochos, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Battle of Flamborough Head

Hi David,

have you considered nominating a fact from the article for the Did You Know feature on the main page. See WP:DYK for details of the process.

Keith D 14:33, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the sugestion Keith, I'll have a go. David Trochos 19:36, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Oops- it's more than five days old! David Trochos 19:43, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

At the end of the section "Two gunnery duels" a sentence says: ... four of his crew dead .... It is surely not 4. Pavel Vozenilek (talk) 15:44, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

That's aboard the Countess of Scarborough, one of the smallest vessels in the battle (the number is taken from the Captain's report- see ref. on page). David Trochos (talk) 20:03, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 15 November, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peggy Stewart, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--EncycloPetey 23:04, 15 November 2007 (UTC)

DYK

On 30 November, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article North Channel naval duel, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Royalbroil 21:42, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Good article - far more substance than many that end up at DYK! RHB - Talk 00:22, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

Royal Shakespeare theatre

Hello, could you please put the beautiful picture of the old Shakespeare theatre into the commons? I could use it then for the German language article. I am afraid, I am not able to do that myself. That would be great. Thanks!Anne-theater (talk) 01:31, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Thanks! That is very helpful! Anne-theater (talk) 21:15, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK

On 9 December, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article François Thurot, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Carabinieri (talk) 21:17, 9 December 2007 (UTC)

On 13 December, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article William Day (sea captain), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--EncycloPetey (talk) 12:27, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

St Mary's Church, Eastham

David. Thanks for the contributions you have made towards the accuracy of the article on St Mary's Church, Eastham. I have withdrawn the nomination made on my behalf for DYK and removed all the references to the Wirral Heritage Churches webpage. I have found a citation for the Kempe glass (but not the 19 windows!). Do you have a reference for the info about the early date of the priest? For the time being I have added a "citation needed" tag. Best wishes, Peter. Peter I. Vardy (talk) 14:20, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

DYK

On 23 December, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Invasion of Minorca, 1781, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Maxim_(talk) 00:26, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

Peace of Paris (1783)

On 11 January, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Peace of Paris (1783), which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--GeeJo ^(t)⁄_(c) • 10:53, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

Vinland map

I saw the note you added to the Vinland map image page on commons. I just wanted to let you know that I did actually try to write the captions in a neutral manner. I'm not sure why you are "frankly disgusted"; I'm just looking for a good image with a neutral, unbiased image description.

I would be happy to collaborate with you on bringing the caption in line with WP:NPOV, but the caption and image description are not places to re-enact or comment on the debate over the map. The caption and image description just need to clearly identify what the object is. I think it is appropriate to say that the map's authenticity is disputed, but not that "most scholars" think it is a fake. How would you feel about the following caption:

"The Vinland map is purportedly a 15th century Mappa Mundi, redrawn from a 13th century original. Drawn with black ink on animal skin, the map would be, if authentic, the first known map of the North American coastline. The upper left caption reads: “By God's will, after a long voyage from the island of Greenland to the south toward the most distant remaining parts of the western ocean sea, sailing southward amidst the ice, the companions Bjarni and Leif Eiriksson discovered a new land, extremely fertile and even having vines, ... which island they named Vinland."

Thanks, Jeff Dahl (Talk • contribs) 18:35, 18 January 2008 (UTC)

Please don't turn this into a character assassination.[1] The bottom line is that it is not acceptable to use words like "regrettably" [2] to editorialize on the content; this is a clear NPOV problem. The statement "probably drawn on old parchment in the mid-1950s" is a view held, at least in print, by just one author. This bit may be appropriate for the article but not for the image description. Remember, this is an image description, and its role is to identify the object in the picture, not characterize the debate. To say that "most scholars who have studied..." is to ignore the peer-reviewed publications of as many researchers that affirm as dissent. Thankfully, it is not up to us to decide whether or not the map is a forgery, only to report the fact that reliable sources ((list) (contributors)) are split on the issue. It is not at all clear that "most scholars and scientists who have studied the map have concluded that it is a fake". We wouldn't be the first to disagree on the issue, but we do have to come up with an image description that is not biased. It is possible, and I'm willing to compromise and consider alternative wording. Jeff Dahl (Talk • contribs) 04:12, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

Newport Tower

Oops, my bad, thanks for sorting it. I've spent too much time on Wikipedia articles the past few days! --Dougweller (talk) 20:43, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Could you email me by any chance?Thanks.--Dougweller (talk) 12:21, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

DYK

On 22 March, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Da Ming Hun Yi Tu, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Wizardman 02:21, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

License tagging for Image:Rayy-location3.jpg

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License tagging for Image:Rayy-location2.jpg

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Ray DYK

On 15 June, 2008, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ray, Iran, as a military objective, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

--Daniel Case (talk) 00:24, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

Monk's Mound

Your removal of the link stated "website contains much incorrect information". Please explain. Marburg72 (talk) 23:45, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

Your RFC of MARBURG72

David, your filing of an RFC is clearly an attack of personal bias and disagreement in my cited sources. Wikipedia Policy states "RfCs brought solely to harass or subdue an adversary are not permitted. Repetitive, burdensome, or unwarranted filing of meritless RfCs is an abuse of the dispute resolution process." I am convinced that you are in direct violation of this policy. Marburg72 (talk) 14:47, 3 July 2008 (UTC)